Prophecy – Everybody Walking Together
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Greetings all.
Today’s selection is kind of mystery record.
I picked it up digging in Asbury Park a few years back, mainly because it looked interesting, and once I got it home and slipped it under the needle, it sounded that way, too.
Prophecy was a group that released a couple of singles on All Platinum, then a few more on Mainstream, all between 1972 and 1976.
‘Everybody Waking Together’ is a very groovy mix of sweet soul, pop and rock that seems like it would fit right next to Earth Wind and Fire from the same period.
The tune has plenty of hooks, a great falsetto lead vocal, cool distorted lead guitar and an electric piano in a kind of clavinet-esque sound.
The flipside, ‘Nya’ is a pretty ballad.
Other than that, there doesn’t seem to be much information out there about the group, other than their 1972 debut, ‘Rain In My Life’ appears to have been written by Lou Courtney.
That said, I hope you dig the sounds, and I will see you next week.
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Keep the faith
Larry
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Themocracy
nice choice, larry. i first heard about this one from a soul chef compilation. definitely different from most of the avatars of funk in those years.